The Micro pore volume in porous materials usually interests many researchers. However, there has been few, if not, direct method to determine it. A strategy of combining mercury porosimetry with pre adsorption is pr...The Micro pore volume in porous materials usually interests many researchers. However, there has been few, if not, direct method to determine it. A strategy of combining mercury porosimetry with pre adsorption is proposed in the present paper. The total pore volume in activated carbon is determined through direct measurements for the first time. The application scope of mercury porosimetry is also enlarged. Besides, the present experiments also confirmed the preference of adsorption to the smaller pores even in the range of meso and macro pores.展开更多
A series of metal-organic frameworks MOF-808-X(6-connected)were synthesized by regulating the ZrOCl2·8H2O/1,3,5-benzenetricarboxylic acid(BTC)molar ratio(X)and tested for the direct synthesis of dimethyl carbonat...A series of metal-organic frameworks MOF-808-X(6-connected)were synthesized by regulating the ZrOCl2·8H2O/1,3,5-benzenetricarboxylic acid(BTC)molar ratio(X)and tested for the direct synthesis of dimethyl carbonate(DMC)from CO2 and CH3OH with 1,1,1-trimethoxymethane(TMM)as a dehydrating agent.The effect of the ZrOCl2·8H2O/BTC molar ratio on the physicochemical properties and catalytic performance of MOF-808-X was investigated.Results showed that a proper ZrOCl2·8H2O/BTC molar ratio during MOF-808-X synthesis was fairly important to reduce the redundant BTC or zirconium clusters trapped in the micropores of MOF-808-X.MOF-808-4,with almost no redundant BTC or zirconium clusters trapped in the micropores,exhibited the largest surface area,micropore size,and the number of acidic-basic sites,and consequently showed the best activity among all MOF-808-X,with the highest DMC yield of 21.5% under the optimal reaction conditions.Moreover,benefiting from the larger micropore size,MOF-808-4 outperformed our previously reported UiO-66-24(12-connected),which had even more acidic-basic sites and larger surface area than MOF-808-4,mainly because the larger micropore size of MOF-808-4 provided higher accessibility for the reactant to the active sites located in the micropores.Furthermore,a possible reaction mechanism over MOF-808-4 was proposed based on the in situ FT-IR results.The effects of different reaction parameters on DMC formation and the reusability of MOF-808-X were also studied.展开更多
A novel two-step procedure was used to manufacture microporous activated carbon from raw coconut shell. In this process, the raw coconut shell was (1) heated in an inert environment to temperatures between 450℃ and...A novel two-step procedure was used to manufacture microporous activated carbon from raw coconut shell. In this process, the raw coconut shell was (1) heated in an inert environment to temperatures between 450℃ and 850℃, and reacted with oxygen ( PO2=1.1-5.3kPa) for some time, and (2) heated again in inert environment to activation temperature(850℃) to produce an activated carbon. Activated carbons with specific surface area greater than 700m^2.g^-1 were manufactured with a yield between 24% and 28%. It was shown that the carbon had a narrow distribution of pore size, possibly less than lnm, which was calculated by a simple method based on local density function theory.展开更多
Anthracite coal was used as raw material to prepare activated carbons as the carbon support in the carbonization-activation process. Modification of the pore size of the activated carbon by chemical vapor deposition o...Anthracite coal was used as raw material to prepare activated carbons as the carbon support in the carbonization-activation process. Modification of the pore size of the activated carbon by chemical vapor deposition of carbon from benzene was examined. These samples were characterized by adsorption of N2 at 77 K and CH4 and N2 at 303 K. The microporosity of these samples was evaluated by the Dubinin-Astakhov Equation. The pore size distribution was obtained by the DFT method applied to the N2 adsorption data at 77 K. The separation selectivity was obtained by the Langmuir Equation. The surface morphology was characterized by an environmental scanning electron microscope. It was observed that all samples of carbon molecular sieves studied were microporous carbonaceous materials. CMS-2 prepared in the present study has a better N2/CH4 separation performance; it can satisfy the requirements of the pressure swing adsorption for concentrating CH4 from the N2/CH4 mixture gas.展开更多
A series of researches were carried out for the soil samples in the Pearl River Delta under the action of consolidation loads,such as the quantitative analyses of the pore scale,shape and size distributions of micro-s...A series of researches were carried out for the soil samples in the Pearl River Delta under the action of consolidation loads,such as the quantitative analyses of the pore scale,shape and size distributions of micro-structure units,with an environmental scanning electron microscope (ESEM),a mercury intrusion analyzer and a mineral diffractometer. The experimental results show that the consolidation pressures remarkably change the pore sizes and distribution characteristics of the silt,thus changing its compressibility and permeability. This can be proved by the fact that,in the earlier stage with a consolidation pressure of p<200 kPa,the pore sizes are greater and the compressibility and permeability coefficients are larger. However,they rapidly decrease with the increase in consolidation pressure. And in the later stage with a consolidation pressure of p>200 kPa,the pore sizes are smaller and the compressibility and permeability coefficients are less. Therefore,the empirical formulas of compression coefficient and permeability coefficient vs consolidation load and average pore diameter are deduced.展开更多
Reactive powder concrete (RPC) is vulnerable to explosive spalling when exposed to high temperature. The characteristics of micro pore structure and vapor pressure of RPC are closely related to the thermal spalling....Reactive powder concrete (RPC) is vulnerable to explosive spalling when exposed to high temperature. The characteristics of micro pore structure and vapor pressure of RPC are closely related to the thermal spalling. Applying mercury intrusion po- rosimetry (MIP) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) techniques, the authors probed the characteristics of micro pore structures of plain RPC200 when heated from 20-350~C. The pore characteristics such as specific pore volume, threshold pore size and most probable pore size varying with temperatures were investigated. A vapor pressure kit was developed to measure the vapor pressure and its variation inside RPC200 at various temperatures. A thin-wall spherical pore model was proposed to ana- lyze the thermo-mechanical mechanism of spalling, by which the stresses varying with the vapor pressure q(T) and the character- istic size of wall (K) at any point of interest were determined. It is shown that the pore characteristics including specific pore volume, average pore size, threshold pore size and most probable pore size rise significantly with the increasing temperature. 200~C appears to be the threshold temperature above which the threshold pore size and the most probable pore size climb up dramatically. The increase in the specific pore volume results from the growth both in quantity and in volume of the transition pores and the capillary pores. The appearance of the explosive spalling in RPC200 is mainly attributed to being unable to form pathways in favor of releasing water steam in RPC and to thin-wall sphere domain where the vapor pressure governs the the rapid accumulation of high vapor pressures as well. The spalling is bounded through the pore model.展开更多
文摘The Micro pore volume in porous materials usually interests many researchers. However, there has been few, if not, direct method to determine it. A strategy of combining mercury porosimetry with pre adsorption is proposed in the present paper. The total pore volume in activated carbon is determined through direct measurements for the first time. The application scope of mercury porosimetry is also enlarged. Besides, the present experiments also confirmed the preference of adsorption to the smaller pores even in the range of meso and macro pores.
基金financially supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Shanxi Province,China(201601D102006)the Science Foundation for Young Scientists of Shanxi Province,China(201701D221052)+2 种基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(21776294)the Key Science and Technology Program of Shanxi Province,China(MD2014-09,MD2014-10)the Independent Research Project of the State Key Laboratory of Coal Conversion(2018BWZ002)~~
文摘A series of metal-organic frameworks MOF-808-X(6-connected)were synthesized by regulating the ZrOCl2·8H2O/1,3,5-benzenetricarboxylic acid(BTC)molar ratio(X)and tested for the direct synthesis of dimethyl carbonate(DMC)from CO2 and CH3OH with 1,1,1-trimethoxymethane(TMM)as a dehydrating agent.The effect of the ZrOCl2·8H2O/BTC molar ratio on the physicochemical properties and catalytic performance of MOF-808-X was investigated.Results showed that a proper ZrOCl2·8H2O/BTC molar ratio during MOF-808-X synthesis was fairly important to reduce the redundant BTC or zirconium clusters trapped in the micropores of MOF-808-X.MOF-808-4,with almost no redundant BTC or zirconium clusters trapped in the micropores,exhibited the largest surface area,micropore size,and the number of acidic-basic sites,and consequently showed the best activity among all MOF-808-X,with the highest DMC yield of 21.5% under the optimal reaction conditions.Moreover,benefiting from the larger micropore size,MOF-808-4 outperformed our previously reported UiO-66-24(12-connected),which had even more acidic-basic sites and larger surface area than MOF-808-4,mainly because the larger micropore size of MOF-808-4 provided higher accessibility for the reactant to the active sites located in the micropores.Furthermore,a possible reaction mechanism over MOF-808-4 was proposed based on the in situ FT-IR results.The effects of different reaction parameters on DMC formation and the reusability of MOF-808-X were also studied.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.20336020).
文摘A novel two-step procedure was used to manufacture microporous activated carbon from raw coconut shell. In this process, the raw coconut shell was (1) heated in an inert environment to temperatures between 450℃ and 850℃, and reacted with oxygen ( PO2=1.1-5.3kPa) for some time, and (2) heated again in inert environment to activation temperature(850℃) to produce an activated carbon. Activated carbons with specific surface area greater than 700m^2.g^-1 were manufactured with a yield between 24% and 28%. It was shown that the carbon had a narrow distribution of pore size, possibly less than lnm, which was calculated by a simple method based on local density function theory.
文摘Anthracite coal was used as raw material to prepare activated carbons as the carbon support in the carbonization-activation process. Modification of the pore size of the activated carbon by chemical vapor deposition of carbon from benzene was examined. These samples were characterized by adsorption of N2 at 77 K and CH4 and N2 at 303 K. The microporosity of these samples was evaluated by the Dubinin-Astakhov Equation. The pore size distribution was obtained by the DFT method applied to the N2 adsorption data at 77 K. The separation selectivity was obtained by the Langmuir Equation. The surface morphology was characterized by an environmental scanning electron microscope. It was observed that all samples of carbon molecular sieves studied were microporous carbonaceous materials. CMS-2 prepared in the present study has a better N2/CH4 separation performance; it can satisfy the requirements of the pressure swing adsorption for concentrating CH4 from the N2/CH4 mixture gas.
基金Project(2008ZA11) supported by State Key Laboratory of Subtropical Building Science in South China University of Technology, ChinaProject(20080430815) supported by China Postdoctoral Science Foundation
文摘A series of researches were carried out for the soil samples in the Pearl River Delta under the action of consolidation loads,such as the quantitative analyses of the pore scale,shape and size distributions of micro-structure units,with an environmental scanning electron microscope (ESEM),a mercury intrusion analyzer and a mineral diffractometer. The experimental results show that the consolidation pressures remarkably change the pore sizes and distribution characteristics of the silt,thus changing its compressibility and permeability. This can be proved by the fact that,in the earlier stage with a consolidation pressure of p<200 kPa,the pore sizes are greater and the compressibility and permeability coefficients are larger. However,they rapidly decrease with the increase in consolidation pressure. And in the later stage with a consolidation pressure of p>200 kPa,the pore sizes are smaller and the compressibility and permeability coefficients are less. Therefore,the empirical formulas of compression coefficient and permeability coefficient vs consolidation load and average pore diameter are deduced.
基金supported by the National Science Foundation for Distin-guished Young Scholars of China (Grant No. 51125017)the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 50974125)+1 种基金the ResearchFund for Doctoral Programs of Chinese Ministry of Education (Grant No.20110023110015)the National Basic Research Program of China("973" Project)(Grant Nos. 2010CB226804,2011CB201201)
文摘Reactive powder concrete (RPC) is vulnerable to explosive spalling when exposed to high temperature. The characteristics of micro pore structure and vapor pressure of RPC are closely related to the thermal spalling. Applying mercury intrusion po- rosimetry (MIP) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) techniques, the authors probed the characteristics of micro pore structures of plain RPC200 when heated from 20-350~C. The pore characteristics such as specific pore volume, threshold pore size and most probable pore size varying with temperatures were investigated. A vapor pressure kit was developed to measure the vapor pressure and its variation inside RPC200 at various temperatures. A thin-wall spherical pore model was proposed to ana- lyze the thermo-mechanical mechanism of spalling, by which the stresses varying with the vapor pressure q(T) and the character- istic size of wall (K) at any point of interest were determined. It is shown that the pore characteristics including specific pore volume, average pore size, threshold pore size and most probable pore size rise significantly with the increasing temperature. 200~C appears to be the threshold temperature above which the threshold pore size and the most probable pore size climb up dramatically. The increase in the specific pore volume results from the growth both in quantity and in volume of the transition pores and the capillary pores. The appearance of the explosive spalling in RPC200 is mainly attributed to being unable to form pathways in favor of releasing water steam in RPC and to thin-wall sphere domain where the vapor pressure governs the the rapid accumulation of high vapor pressures as well. The spalling is bounded through the pore model.